Oskaloosa News Brief Notes Local Gatherings
Oskaloosa residents report church singing by Peoria choir and local social visits. Families from Fremont, Leighton, Pelle, Cedar, and Pella spent Sunday with relatives. visitors include Plate family, Stek of New Sharon, and John Plate with his Riverside arrival. Easter get togethers noted along with class play plans and a bake sale to fund a May trip.
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Peoria
Jorge
Fyneardt
Delores
R. Veldhuisen
Fremont
H. M. Rempe
John Rozenboom
Pete Rosenboom
Irs. K. van Maanen
Leighton
Elmer Kool
Pelle
John Kool
Cedar
Gerrit Steenhoek
Kenneth Menninga
Pella
J. Grootveld
Sidney Plate
John Plate
Lew Sharon
John
Riverside
Cal
Sidney Plates
John Stek
New Sharon
Henry Grootveld
Cedar Township Farm Bureau Women’s
Breele
Gene
Don Picken
Fremont High School
Rhoads
the Mont High School
Massie
Harlingen
Texas
Otley News Briefs From Otley Iowa Community Notices
Mrs Dan Hoogenakker of Pella visited sisters Mrs Frank Van Zante and Mrs Hilda Vanden Berg while Sandra of Louilia spent time with her mother Mrs Hattie Ver Steegh. Families attended funerals in Guthrie Oklahoma for Elizabeth Alice Gooch and trips included Des Moines shopping and Tulip Time plans.
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Wayne Angove
Eote
Mildred — Rosendell Armatrong
Town
Mra
Fred
Ebensolne Ax
Dra
Carol
Jord-Ruby
Otley
Robert Merrill
Apple Valley
Cal
Garlon
Ruby
Donna
Andrew
Astermarkt
Norman Robus
Raymond Robus
Charles Vander Kolk
Agnes Visser
Sophie Ellen
Oskaloosa
Charles Vander Koik
Hessel Kaldenberg
John Kaldenberg
Albia
Tice Kaldenberg
Donald Orr
George Ryke
Great Lakes
Jake Slater
Pete Ryke
Ottumwa
Henry Ryke
Gerrit Ryke
Pella
San Diego
Near Oskaloosa
Clarence Finley
Newton
Andrew Uitermarkt
Dick Uitermarkt
Evert de Vries
Iowa City
Henry Kaldenberg
Monroe
Harry Vanden Berg
Hattie Ver Steegh
Rome
Sunny
Hilda Vanden Berg
Bill Walden
Sandra
Louilia
Jim van Weelden
Frank van Zante
Grace
Garlon Ruby
Lord Ruby
Sigourney
Guthrie
Okla
Elizabeth Alice Gooch
Duane van Haaften
Connie Jean
Arthur Ustermarkt
Carolyn
Linda
Arvin
Des
Vada Lille
Perry
Iowa
A. T. Klein
JoAnn Witzenburg
Gerrit Witzenburg
Lynnville teacher innovates arithmetic with student created problems
Mrs Nellie Davis guides 6th grade math using ideas from a Drake Child Development course. Students craft problems from hobbies, family work at home, room objects, farm tasks, and basketball discounts. Seniors plan a class play Dont Take My Penny on April 19 20 with nine seniors and director Maurice Boatman.
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Nellie Davis
Drake
Maurice Boatman
Becker
Joan van Manen
Pheryl Stewart
Saundra Hudson
Tricia Verners
Carolyn
Dean Lewis
Robert
Kirksville
Charles Allee
Bill
Mr. Allee
Will Allee
Gertrude Meredith
Carl Jay
Lucy Beyer
Gysbert
Vernon Jay
Beth
Carl Byrd
Wendel Byrd
Carol
Vicki
Julie
George Porter Stephen
David
Marshalltown
Vern Ratcliff
Gene Ratcliff
Tyaria
Michael
Kathy
Ambrose Collum
Danny
Jimmy
Grinnell
Roy Ratcliff
Bobby
Randy
Killduff
Walter Ratcliff
Patricia
Monroe
Russell Ratcliff
William Ratcliff
Des Moines
Ammy Bartow
Dora Swank
Easter News and Social Roundup in New Sharon Area
Local residents gathered for Easter services at the Friends and Church of God, with 38 youths attending sun rise services and breakfast. Families hosted dinners and parties across New Sharon and nearby towns, including anniversary celebrations, high school quartette events, and multiple visits from relatives. flu and pink eye affected some pupils while others joined gatherings and pageant performances.
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Osie
Melissa Taylor
Claude Taylor
Des Moines
Ammy Bartow
Halford
Taylor
Leslie Williams
New Sharon
Williams
A. R. Meredith
Bert James
Dorothy Vander Pol
Wayne Wildman
Sully
Clair Gifford
Cynthia Otella
Harry Meredith
George Stewart
Chilicothe
Iowa
Friends Church
Max Brandt
Church of God
Carl D. Byrd
Byrd
Garrit Ver Ste
Harry Williams
Merlin Gertsma
Lions, Il
Judy
Kathie
Andrew Gertsma
Orville Vander Wilt
Herman Kooistra
Cecil Gertsma
David Gertsma
The
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Local families gather for gatherings and birthdays
Summit area residents and relatives from Knoxville Monroe and Pella joined in multiple weekend visits and Easter celebrations. Guests included H W Vrieze and Susan Vriezelaar, Gerrit Van Hulzen and families, Van Duseldorp relatives, and others. A hospitalized neighbor, Harry Van Wyk, suffered an eye injury from a locust thorn.
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Jake Rozendaal
Roy van
Marion Heemstra
Gerald van Houw
Harry van Wyk
Pella
Mhaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
van Wyk
Multiple Gathers and Visits Highlight Monroe Social News
The Monroe column notes Mr and Mrs Vernon Abra and family from Kansas City attending an uncle Ben Blommers funeral in Pella then returning to Missouri. Mrs Gertrude Rice travels with them for a stay, Mrs Jack Wartenhorst visits Sioux Falls relatives, Will Breed and family plus friends visit Peter Breed in Inwood. Arie Breed hosts Ottumwa guest Arie Ver Dught family attends Easter dinner near Prairie City. Barbara Worth and Shirley Zickel host a bridal shower for Jane McCauley.
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Bernard Zerley
Aria Jane
Monroe
H. W. Vriezelaar
J. J. Buwalda
Joyce Vriezelaar
Ray
Rise
Ronna
Mess
Arizona
Iowa
Francis van Dusseldorn
David
Diane
Andy Vos
Pella
Gerrit van Hulzen
Galesburg
Wm. Terlouw
Peter van Baale
Jake van Zen
van Huizen
Horace Oldham
Leland Balmer
John Vriezelaar
Susan
Bob Pennington
Monce
Walter van Doorninck
Coralee Vriezelaar
Hoyt Woody
Reasnor
Robert Moore
Vance
Eugene Moore
Iowa City
A. L. Dyksten Home. Mrs. Francis van Dusseldorp
Walter Vander Hart
Reasner
Andrew
Knoxville
Marion Heemstra
Mary Beth
Neal Heemstra
Margaret Lubberden
Des Moines
Wayne Lubberden
Rita
H. W. Vriezed
Mary
Arthur Vriezelaar
Vernon Abrahams
Ronald
Steven
Joyce
Kansas City
Gertrude Rice
Ben Blommers
Missouri
Rice
Jack Wartenhorst
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Peter Breed
Will Breed
Genevieve
A. Brower
Rowene
Inwood
Arie Breed
Ottumwa
Arie
Jane McCauley
Lavish party honors with lavendergreen decor and gifts
Guests gathered for a celebration as honoree unwrapped lovely gifts from a lace covered table in lavender and green decorations and a menu. Shirley Zickel poured drinks while a long list of attendees including Clare McCauley Jane Ted Duncan Marjorie Roy Brock Roberta Floyd Wilson Jane H W Vriezelaar Coralee Lloyd Zickel Shirley Russell Worth Barbara Sloan and many more shared in the occasion. Visitors from Springfield Ill and Des Moines joined family gatherings in Monroe Kellogg Knoxville and Newton with relatives and neighbors.
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Shirley Zickel
Clare McCauley
Jane
Ted Duncan
Marjorie
Roy Brock
Roberta
Floyd Wilson
H. W. Vriezelaar
Coralee
Lloyd Zickel
Shirley
Russell Worth
Barbara
Charles Sloan
H. Kmon
Barbara Lund
Marilyn Spoelstra
Norman Walker
Springfield
Ill
Ella Walker
Des Moines
Lyle Herwehe
Lorie
L. Gause
Lynnville
Avery Wilson
Newton
Paul McConeghey
Marion van Haaften
Dean
Keith McConeghey
Charlotte
Miles
Marilyn Barr
Dale McConeghey
Wm. McConeghey
Dave Roorda
Pell
Gerald van Zante
Carl Crane
Nappanee
Indiana
Curtis Crane
Raymond Hummel
Marengo
Pearl Hummel
Kitchen Arrangement Leads KYT Club March Meeting
The KYT Club met at Ruby Johnsons home to study Kitchen Arrangement, presented by Jean Livingston and Thelma Johnson. Stella Worth will host the group in April. Rae Zerley, 64, died after a heart attack. funeral at Monroe Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Donald Brong. he is survived by Lulu, Mia, Bernard, and five grandchildren.
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KYT Club
Ruby Johnson
Jean Livingston
Thelma Johnson
Stella Worth
Berta Wittmer
Hamton
Harold Witmer
Magnus Neilsen
Gordon Neilsen
David
Town City
Frank Zimmer
Torrington
Wyo
Ross Neilsen
Florence Ye
Park Fouch
Wichita
Kansas
Vern Cowman
Rae Zerley
Monroe Baptist Church
Donald Brong
Wm. Warrick
Lulu
Mia
City
Bernard
Knoxville
Patricia
Billy Warrick
Brent
Blake
Barry Zerley
Monroe Cemetery
Nebraska pioneers Arbor Day celebration origin
Nebraska becomes the first U S state to celebrate Arbor Day with observance beginning in 1872 marking a historic tree planting tradition.
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Nebraska
U. S
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